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"Judging by the number of orange scarves in this Chamber, the Orange Revolution has also reached the European Parliament. This should come as no surprise, as the virus of freedom and democracy is extremely contagious and fast-spreading. My own country, Poland, and other Central European countries provide abundant proof of this. They became infected with the disease of democracy and freedom many years ago. Today the impossible is becoming possible in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people are awakening from their lethargy. Ukrainians are demanding their rights. They no longer wish to be cheated, and they wish to make their own decisions. Before our very eyes, the Ukrainian people are facing one of their most difficult tests, a test of their civil responsibility.
Yet today we too are faced with a test, namely a test of our solidarity. What must we do to come through with flying colours? Firstly, we must speak clearly and plainly about values, and about the values that connect us to the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets of Kiev. We should speak in the very language used in the motion for a resolution. Secondly, we should dispel myths, including those referred to by Mr Fava, among others. Ukraine is not divided geographically, although there are many today who wish this were the case. Ukraine is divided into those who have shed the yoke of fear and those who have not yet managed to do so. The first should be given political support, and the second should be guaranteed a place in the new Ukraine. Thirdly, the European Union must continue to participate in the political dialogue taking place in Ukraine, as without our international involvement, there is a threat that Ukraine will be faced with the worst possible scenario, namely chaos and fratricidal warfare. This is the most important challenge facing us today. In order to prevent such a disaster, the European Parliament should adopt the motion for a resolution by acclamation and without amendment, and it should be taken to Kiev by the European Parliament’s mission. The Council should support the continuing presence of the High Representative in Kiev, and outline its vision of a European future for Ukraine at the summit in December."@en1
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